Tingyi Chen

Inquirer
DISC Type : cd

Founder at Puzzle Exchange

San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Overview

Tingyi (Jenny) is a community leader and founder with deep expertise in AI-driven performance marketing and data analytics for luxury brands. A graduate of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, she co-founded WalktheCh, growing it to over 60 people, and now leads Puzzle Exchange, a human-first tech community. People who have worked with her describe her as knowledgeable and thoughtful.

Outside of her entrepreneurial ventures, Jenny is passionate about bouldering and exploring the intersection of technology and personal well-being. She has founded a social dining platform, EatwithChef, and actively hosts events that combine coding with practices like Chinese medicine, acupressure, and breath work, reflecting a unique blend of technical and holistic interests.

She created a body journaling app by combining AI and coding, which she named the "Rolling Damage Report. "

Personality Overview

Upfront

Hard To Convince

Demanding

They care equally about the product and its potential impact.  They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully. They focus on objectivity in a pitch and pay little attention to bells and whistles.

Topics They Care About

Human-first Tech
Her current venture, Puzzle Exchange, is described as a "human-first tech community, " and her headline reinforces this focus.
Community Building
Demonstrated through founding multiple communities like Puzzle Exchange (tech), EatwithChef (social dining), and fostering a strong company culture at WalktheCh.
AI in Marketing
Her expertise lies in leveraging AI and data analytics for performance marketing, particularly for e-commerce and top-tier brands in the fashion space.

Media Appearances

Tingyi has no verified media appearances

Work History

10-2025
Founder at Puzzle Exchange
1-2015
Co-founder & CEO at WalktheChat
11-2024
Founder at 7k Miles - B2B Lead Generation
1-2020 - 1-2024
Editor at Next in China
9-2014 - 1-2015
Founder at EatwithChef

Education

2008 - 2012
Bachelor from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
2011 - 2011
visiting student from ESCP Business School

More Information

Social Presence :

Prographics :

Exp : 14 Location : San Francisco Bay Area, United States Job Level : Leadership Designation : Founder at Puzzle Exchange
URL has been copied!

Insights For Selling To Tingyi

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Stress on the business value that your product offers
  • Make sure that you you respond to any queries from them quickly
  • Refer to testimonials from others in similar positions

DONT's

  • Refrain from asking too many questions
  • Avoid long winding pitches, stay objective
  • Don't try too hard to get friendly, let it happen with time

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Tingyi is

  • Conviction in the product matters to them, followed by proof points and strong testimonials.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Tingyi

  • They may not be very forthcoming, but they will say no if needed.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Tingyi move?

  • Their decision making speed is somewhere in the middle.
  • Can Tingyi take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks but after weighing up the pros and cons.

You And Tingyi

Personality Compatibility


More Profiles

Discover additional public profiles from our index.

Search more profiles

Looking for someone else? Search here for anyone.

Or visit Humantic AI to know more.